Physicists create tunable system for enhanced quantum sensing
A table top experiment typical of the setup. The size is more or less equal to the size…
Unveiling hedgehog topological defects in three dimensional glasses
A humorous pictorial representation of hedgehog topological defects defined via the topological charge Q, in a 3D glass.…
Record-breaking material emits infrared light better than it absorbs it, without violating the laws of physics
Normally, an object in thermal equilibrium with its environment emits and absorbs thermal radiation at the same rate…
Dark Matter Particle Explorer obtains high-precision cosmic-ray boron spectrum
The charge spectrum from DAMPE’s PSD for particle identification of cosmic rays. Credit: Physical Review Letters (2025). DOI:…
Quantum equivalent of thermodynamics’ second law discovered for entanglement manipulation
Illustration of an entanglement battery. The battery allows reversible interconversion between any two entangled states. Credit: American Physical…
New fossils from Earth’s most famous extinction show climate tipping point was crossed
Pre-extinction tropical rainforest seed fern, Gigantopteris, (giant leaves). Credit: Dr Zhen Xu. The collapse of tropical forests during…
Nonlinear currents emerge in symmetry-broken materials
Artistic representation of the breakdown of Ohm’s law and the resulting nonlinear effects in a non-centrosymmetric crystal. Credit:…
Superconducting networks show how tiny changes trigger system collapse
Mixed-order transitions in interdependent superconducting networks. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61127-z Why do some changes in nature…
Astrophysicist explains how black hole mergers and quasars help detect gravitational wave networks
An illustration of the proposed network of gravitational waves. Credit: NANOGrav When black holes need a place to…
Shape-shifting particles allow temperature control over fluid flow and stiffness
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Imagine a liquid that flows freely one moment, then stiffens into a near-solid the…